I am reading a book about the battles for Fallujah. I'm, at work and cannot remember the name of the book, but it is very good...anyway, the author say that the insurgetnts will sometimes lob RPGs like mortars. I thought that RPG's were mainly a line of sight weapon with about 800 yd range. Do they have different types of propellants to be able to lob them?

Originally Posted By Contractor:They did the same thing in Mogidishu. Not very accurate but they still go boom. Every shoot an arrow up in the air as a kid?

RPG self-detonate after 5 or so seconds, so unless the fuse is messed with....you can't really shoot it up like an arrow, and let it go down......as it will detonate before it can even be used as artillery.

You can use APG's......give you a few more seconds, but will still detonate afer a few more seconds.

Originally Posted By geezhound:I've seen plenty of them just skip down the street and never detonate.

I know the Hajis forget to pull the arming pin alot, but that couldn't have been the case with all of them.

Thank God for that buddy! I watched one slam into my pals truck right in front of me, hit the drivers door glanced off taking the mirror with it then went off into a sheep herder’s field, found it the next day… Lucky for Mike and Tom. Good shot from 200+m on a moving hummer, luckily he wasn’t too bright.

I love people who are so sure of what some type of weapon will or will not due. I remember reading of a documented incident where a UH-1 was taken down with a CROSSBOW in Vietnam. Another where a Russian (Hind, Hip or a Hop) was taken down by a STICK. Seems some Muj got frustrated and threw his walking stick at the bird from a ridge at just the right time and it got sucked into the intake. I know that the b.s. flag will be flown high. If I get more time I will try to find and post the picture.

Originally Posted By Jmurman:anyway, the author say that the insurgetnts will sometimes lob RPGs like mortars.

as an 11c I feel your use of the term lob and mortars in the same sentence to be offensive. a little respect would go a long way. Very few of us joined this as this mos. we have the rep factor of artilary guys and yet still feet that would make most other infantrymen cry.

With the back blast thing I couldn't tell you. I was told that it has a lot more narrow heat sig than say an at4. Ive been told that dirkas would try to shoot up at chopers and burn themselves. In somalia they even made a makeshift B.A.D. or blast attenuation device.

Don't cosider haji out so fast. They have some techs working on there side that are getting very good at wiring up bombs ect. RPG launchers are just an old tool. With no consideration for the law they can easily change the way it works. they can manipulate rounds launchers what ever they want. the can dazy chain 15 107s togeather on an egg timer go back home and have it rain down rockets on your fob later that night.

Originally Posted By nickforney:Originally Posted By Jmurman:....they can manipulate rounds launchers what ever they want. the can dazy(daisy) chain 15 107s togeather on an egg timer go back home and have it rain down rockets on your fob later that night.

...we usually found washing machine timers on the launchers, before, during and afterwards. it's kinda funny to see what they made those launchers out of and expect them to work.

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